We ran three Galaxy Note 2 T-Mobile 4G LTE speed tests in San Jose California, and received the following results.

T-Mobile 4G LTE Speed Test #1 – 21.2Mbps Down / 8.5Mbps Up

T-Mobile 4G LTE Speed Test #2 – 34.5Mbps Down / 8.4Mbps Up

T-Mobile 4G LTE Speed Test #3 – 28.8Mbps Down / 12.2Mbps Up

In the same location we compared the results to AT&T 4G LTE which clocked in at 16.9Mbps down and 15.9Mbps up.

T-Mobile is late to the 4G LTE game, but the carrier has bold ambitions. This morning T-Mobile announced that it plans to reach 200 million users by the end of the year. By comparison, Verizon claims to cover 89% of the U.S. population with 4G LTE in 486 markets. AT&T offers 4G LTE in 154 markets, covering 288 million people according to the carrier. Sprint is in third place with plans to reach over 100 markets in the coming months.

T-Mobile 4G LTE coverage is live in the following cities, and it should arrive in New York City soon.

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Baltimore, MD

Kansas City, KS

Houston, TX

Las Vegas, NV

Phoenix, AZ

San Jose, CA

Washington D.C

T-Mobile announced a new set of plans today which remove the carrier subsidy and wireless service contract from the equation. T-Mobile is keeping the cost of an iPhone 5 or Galaxy Note 2 down by letting users pay $99 and $199 up front and then $20 a month. Users must pay off the phone, but there is no interest on the payment plan and users can take device somewhere else or upgrade at any time. The T-Mobile iPhone 5 is locked until it is paid off.